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To celebrate the New Hampshire primary, we dedicate this week’s Texas on the Potomac news quiz to the first-in-the-nation primary. Test your knowledge of the candidates, the Granite State and the Texans who have tried (and are trying) to win there.
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Good morning, TexMessagers. Test your knowledge of dead dictators of the past century in this week’s TEXclusive News Quiz. And guess which state Rick Perry and Ron Paul will be visiting all this week? (See Texas Watch for the details.)
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TEXMESSAGE Monday, December 5 Good morning, TexMessagers. What do you think Herman Cain’s exit from the race mean for Texas Gov. Rick Perry? (See Perry Watch for our perspective.) TEXclusive Newt Gingrich has returned from the political dead and is now atop the Republican presidential polls. How much do you know about Newt Gingrich? Check […]
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TEXMESSAGE Monday, November 7 Good morning, TexMessagers. Attorney General Eric Holder will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week over Operation Fast and Furious as Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who sits on the committee, looks into whether Texas had a similar gun-trafficking sting operation. (Get details on how to catch the hearing in Texas […]
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The Republican presidential hopeful from Lake Jackson, known for his appeal to the libertarian wing of the Republican party, could be welcomed with open arms for a third-party run if he doesn’t win the GOP nomination. “Absolutely, that would be fabulous,” said Jim Lesczynski, media relations director for the Manhattan Libertarian Party.
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